Outsourcing Best Practices: IT Procurement Strategies
Chicago, IL | June 7, 2007
 In this seminar we'll explore how top CIO's and IT executives support the extended enterprise model while maintaining control over their projects, budgets, compliance risks, & corporate objectives. Following are the sessions you'll experience as a participant in the event:
- Learn from a keynote panel of top CIO's and IT executives how they successfully use external IT Procurement & Project Management Strategies in an era of the Extended Enterprise
- Receive an executive briefing on the top trends facing the Extended Enterprise today
- Learn how companies manage the risk and complexity of compliant sourcing in an era where suppliers are willing to accept responsibility
- In a Framework for the Outsourcing Decision process, you'll learn how to identify your companies core competencies and determine which areas to outsource and how IT can thrive in this environment
- In Making Global Work, Work you'll learn how to take advantage of the opportunities of global outsourcing, while minimizing the risk
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Agenda |
Event Logistics |
| 1:00 |
Welcome & Introductions |
$125 Members
$150 Nonmembers
Thursday, June 7, 2007
1:00-5:15 PM
Union League Club
Main Lounge
65 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL
Professional Business Casual Attire Required
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| 1:30–1:55 |
Compliant Sourcing for the Extended Enterprise
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Peter George, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Mr. George has prepared numerous short articles on marketing and protecting software, computer and telecommunication products and services, as well as outsourcing. He has a special focus on counseling both providers and users in domestic and multi-jurisdictional outsourcing and offshoring transactions, from managed IT services to business process deals involving human resources, finance and accounting and facilities management. Mr. George advises information technology companies on various aspects of their domestic and foreign operations. |
| 1:55–2:20 |
Emerging Trends in Global Outsourcing
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Amit Gupta, Associate Vice President, HCL America
Amit Gupta is an Associate Vice President and Head of Mid-West Geo for HCL Technologies. He also leads HCL’s Hi-Tech and Manufacturing vertical for the Mid-West region. Amit was responsible for pioneering HCL's “Technology Development Offshoring” concept and building its Technology Services outsourcing practice. He also pioneered and built a multi-service integrated IT outsourcing practice which culminated into a $50 Million End to End multi-service IT Outsourcing deal, the first of its kind for an India based outsourcing Company.
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| 2:20-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45–3:10 |
Framework for the Outsourcing Decision Process
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Sri Raghavan, Ph.D., Director, Global Solutions, IBS
Dr. Raghavan leverages more than 17 years of experiences in the IT
consulting and managed services industry in his role as the Director of
Global Solutions. He is responsible for the delivery and performance on
all project and outsourced engagements.
His past experience ranges from managing large outsourced engagements
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CIO for the client organizations to managing individual outsourced
projects.
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| 3:10–3:35 |
Making Global Work, Work
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Don Ryan,
Managing Director, Keane
Don leverages 23 years of experience in the IT consulting industry. He is responsible for Keane's delivery and financial performance in the region, including management and direct responsibility for the firm's services including systems development and outsourcing engagements delivered by consultants thoughout the region and in India. |
| 3:35-4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00–4:50 |
Keynote Panel: IT Procurement Strategies in an Era of the Extended Enterprise
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Moderator:
Don Versen,
Manager, Managed Services, Sun Microsystems
Don leverages 18 years of experience the IT Managed Services industryin his role as Manager for Sun's Managed Services practice in the
Midwest Area. Don has management responsibility for Sun's services and
selective sourcing engagements delivered by Sun and its partners. His
past experience includes Manager of Customer Care and Network
Operations Centers for IBM Global Services and Director of Product
Management for AT&T Managed Hosting and Business Services. |
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Bill Chamberlain, Director, Hewitt Associates
Bill has eighteen years of information technology experience in the human resource industry. He has played a variety of roles in Hewitt's Consulting and Outsourcing segments building and leading global application development, information management, and business intelligence teams. Over the last seven years, Bill helped build multiple development teams in India including one of Hewitt's first offshore captive teams. Bill is responsible for information delivery for some of Hewitt's HR BPO clients and utilizes teams in North America and India. |
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Shouvik Dutta, VP/CIO, Hart Schaffner Marx
Shouvik is the VP of IT, responsible for integrating and managing the
diverse requirements of Hart Schaffner Marx a premier Apparel company.
He is currently managing a large initiative, transforming the business
and technology at Hart Marx. He has built global teams, managed the
outsourcing of application and technology. He has managed global
sourcing and delivery initiatives for the last ten years. |
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Kurt Conrath, Director Corporate IT, Motorola
Kurt has been a leader at Motorola for 22 years, working in Robotics Engineering, Product Development, Quality, Program Management and IT. For the last four years, Kurt has filled a principal role in the oversight and governance of a major IT infrastructure support services outsourcing agreement. During that time, he has specialized in Service Level Management, New Projects/Contract Extensions, and governance processes. Kurt brings a pragmatic approach to IT sourcing strategy and the business of running IT. |
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Mark Schlander, Managed Services Executive, IBM
Mark is responsible for Strategic Outsourcing, Applications On Demand, Managed Business Process Services, and On Demand Hosting Services, over 1000 clients are supported with these solutions. Mark is a high energy, results oriented leader with a successful career in managing client engagements globally.
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| 4:50-5:00 |
Closing Remarks |
| 5:00–5:45 |
Meet the Speakers Networking Reception
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